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This is a 7 year period during the end-times [refer to "End Times"] where the Anti-Christ comes to power and reigns and Satan and his followers will be at war against God. The first 3 ˝ years are filled with prosperity and happiness, followed by the second 3 ˝ years of war, terror, death and suffering sometimes referred to as ‘Armageddon'. At the end of this 7 years Satan and his followers [refer to "Fallen Angels"] are defeated and thrown into the Lake of Fire [refer to "Hell"]. Then the wedding feast of Jesus and His bride (all believers in Jesus) begins. The wedding feast includes the thousand years called the millennium [refer to "Millennium"]. For millions of people, during the Great Tribulation, it will mean death and suffering.
Essentially, the rapture of all true believers in Jesus will mark the beginning of the tribulation, then there will be 3 1/2 years of good times followed by 3 1/2 years of battle. At the end of this tribulation, Satan and all of his followers will be cast into the Lake of Fire for 1,000 years [refer to "Millennium"].
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